Systems and methods for managing a scooter fleet based on geolocation

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods are provided herein for managing scooter fleets based on geolocation boundaries. In certain embodiments, individual scooters of the scooter fleet may be associated with geographical areas in which they are allowed to operate, and such areas may be defined by a geolocation boundary. The geographical areas may be provided to prevent scooters from being used and subsequently left in an undesirable location (for example, at an airport terminal or an area where crime is commonplace).

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing afleet of scooters, for example electric scooters, based on one or moredefined geofence areas for the scooters.

BACKGROUND

Electric scooters are often used and subsequently deposited inundesirable areas. The present disclosure seeks to prevent this fromhappening by altering the functionality of the scooter once the scooterexceeds a defined geofence area. In some embodiments, an augmentedreality display may also be provided to visually indicate the locationof the geofence area associated with the scooter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. The use of the same reference numerals may indicate similar oridentical items. Various embodiments may utilize elements and/orcomponents other than those illustrated in the drawings, and someelements and/or components may not be present in various embodiments.Elements and/or components in the figures are not necessarily drawn toscale. Throughout this disclosure, depending on the context, singularand plural terminology may be used interchangeably.

FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative architecture in accordance with one ormore example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 depicts an example scooter in accordance with one or more exampleembodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 depicts a flowchart of an example method in accordance with oneor more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 4 depicts a flowchart of an example method in accordance with oneor more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 5 depicts a flowchart of an example method in accordance with oneor more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 6 depicts an example augmented reality map in accordance with oneor more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 7 depicts an example of a physical change made to a scooter inaccordance with one or more example embodiments of the disclosure.

FIG. 8 depicts an example of a scooter associated with multiple geofenceareas in accordance with one or more example embodiments of thedisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Overview

The disclosure is directed to, among other things, systems and methodsfor managing a scooter fleet based on geolocation. In certainembodiments, individual scooters of the scooter fleet may be associatedwith a geofence area. A geofence area may, in some instances, refer to ageographical region that has been established as desirable for a scooterto remain within. The geofence areas may be provided to prevent scootersfrom being used and subsequently left in an undesirable location (forexample, at an airport terminal or an area where crime is common). Thegeofence area may also have an associated boundary line which may definethe outer edges of the geofence area.

In some embodiments, a scooter may be associated with multiple geofenceareas (for example, as depicted in FIG. 8). The multiple geofence areasmay be of varying size. For example, the scooter may be associated witha first geofence area of a first size, a second geofence area of alarger size, and so on. The first geofence area may be encompassed by,and/or located within, the larger second geofence area.

In some embodiments, the geofence area in which an individual scooter isallowed to operate may be displayed to a user riding the scooter throughan augmented reality map (for example, as depicted in FIG. 6). Theaugmented reality map may be displayed on the user's mobile device,which may be in communication with the scooter, and also may optionallybe physically coupled to the scooter (for example, the handlebars may beconfigured to receive the user's mobile device). The augmented realitymap may also be presented through a display on the scooter itself, orany other display that may be present.

In some embodiments, one or more actions may be triggered if the scooterexits the geofence area in which the scooter is allowed to operate. Insome embodiments, the scooter may be associated with multiple geofenceareas. In such embodiments, different actions may be triggered dependingon the particular geofence area the scooter exits (for example, one typeof action may be triggered if the scooter exits one geofence area, andanother type of action may be triggered if the scooter exits anothergeofence area). The scooter exiting these different geofence areas mayindicate that the scooter is traversing further away from a center pointof a smallest geofence area. In some embodiments, a determination as towhether a scooter has exited the geofence area may be made by thescooter itself, on the cloud by a remote server, or by the user mobiledevice. For example, the scooter may provide Global Positioning System(GPS) updates to a cloud system, and the cloud system may then determineif the scooter is within its allowed geofence area based on the GPSupdates. The cloud system may also use any number of other signalinputs, computer vision techniques, or other methods to determinewhether the scooter is within its geofence. In some instances, thedetermination may also require the scooter to be beyond the geofencearea for a threshold period of time before any subsequent action istaken. This threshold period of time may depend on a number of factors,such as the direction the scooter is traveling in.

In some embodiments, the one or more actions that are triggered when thescooter exits the geofence area may include the amount of propulsionassistance provided by the scooter being reduced. When the propulsionassistance reaches zero the user may still be able to manually push thescooter. However, the amount of resistance provided by the scooter mayalso be increased (for example, to make it more difficult for the userto manually push the scooter). Both the reduction in the amount ofpropulsion assistance and the increasing amount of resistance providedmay happen gradually over time at varying rates (which may be differentrates or the same rate). These rates may be dynamic and may depend onvarious factors, such as how far from the boundary line the scooter isand also on the direction the scooter is traveling (for example, someareas may be less desirable for a scooter to be left than others).Additionally, a notification may be provided to the user mobile devicethat indicates the scooter is outside the acceptable geofence area, andprovides an amount of time remaining until the propulsion assistance isreduced to zero and the resistance is increased to a maximum amount.

In some embodiments, the one or more actions that are triggered when thescooter exits the geofence area may also include a physical change to aconfiguration of the scooter in order to make the scooter more difficultto ride. For example, a platform of the scooter on which the user maystand while riding the scooter may be tilted gradually over time. Asanother example, the handlebars of the scooter may tilt. As anotherexample, the whole scooter, or individual components such as thehandlebars, may vibrate. Any other physical change to a configuration ofthe scooter that has the impact of incentivizing the user to return tothe boundary line is possible as well. The extent of the physicalchanges may also depend on various factors, such as how far from theboundary line the scooter is and also on the direction the scooter istraveling.

In some embodiments, the one or more actions that are triggered when thescooter exits the geofence area may also include providing an alert tothe user. The alert may be in any form, for example, an audible alarmthat may be heard from others in the vicinity, push notifications to theuser's mobile device, a visual indication on the user's mobile device,etc. The alert may also be increased in intensity as the amount of timethe scooter is outside the geofence area (or the distance the scooter isfrom the boundary line) increases. For example, the audible alarm maybecome increasingly louder.

In some embodiments, an optimal route back to the geofence area may bedetermined and provided to the user of the scooter. For example, theoptimal route may be displayed on the user's mobile device through theaugmented reality map.

In some embodiments, once the scooter is returned to the geofence area,the one or more actions that were triggered as a result of the scootercrossing the boundary line may be reversed, or otherwise ceased. Forexample, the alerts may cease, the physical changes to the configurationof the scooter may be reverted, and the propulsion assistance may bereintroduced.

In some embodiments where multiple geofence areas are associated with ascooter, any combination of these actions, or any other actions, may betriggered as the scooter exits successive geofence areas. For example,if the scooter exits a first smaller geofence area, the amount ofpropulsion assistance may be gradually reduced, and if the scooter exitsa second larger geofence area (for example, a geofence area thatencompasses the first geofence area), then the resistance provided bythe scooter may gradually increase. Any number of other combinations ofactions may be possible as well.

Illustrative Embodiments

Turning now to the drawings, FIG. 1 depicts an illustrative architecture100 in which techniques and structures of the present disclosure may beimplemented. The illustrative architecture 100 may include a scooterfleet network 102 comprising a plurality of scooters such as scooters102(a), 102(b), and 102(c), a communications network 104, and a server106. The communications network 104 may include any one or a combinationof multiple different types of networks, such as cable networks, theInternet, wireless networks, and other private and/or public networks.In some instances, the communications network 104 may include cellular,Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi direct. In some embodiments, the network may involvecommunications between the scooter in the network and/or between thescooter in the network and elements external to the network. Forexample, Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I),Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), and/or Dedicated Short Range Communications(DSRC), to name a few, may be used. In some embodiments, somefunctionalities disclosed herein can be executed by an individualscooter (e.g., 102(a)-102(c)) in the scooter fleet network 102. In otherembodiments, some functionalities disclosed herein can be executedentirely by the scooter fleet network 102 as a whole. In otherembodiments, some functionalities disclosed herein can be executedcooperatively by individual scooter and the scooter fleet network 102 asa whole. In other embodiments, some functionalities disclosed herein canbe executed by an external source, such as server 106.

In some embodiments, server 106 may serve as an external data source forany of the scooters in the scooter fleet network 102. For example, theserver 106 may contain information about geofence areas in which any ofthe various scooters (e.g., 102(a), 102(b), or 102(c)) may operate. Theserver 106 may also contain information relevant to the scooter, such asinformation about which directions beyond the geofence area will triggerfaster actions, the types of actions to trigger, the rates associatedwith particular actions (for example, the rate of resistance increase inthe scooter), and/or what actions to trigger depending on which geofencearea a scooter exits (for example, if the scooter is associated withmultiple geofence areas). In some embodiments, the server may alsoprovide any of the control functionality described herein. For example,the server 106 may receive GPS updates from a scooter to determinewhether the scooter is within its associated geofence area. The server106 may then, upon determining that the scooter is outside its geofencearea, provide commands to the scooter to initiate a physical change inits configuration (e.g., provide a tilt in the scooter's platform),cause the scooter to provide an alert, or any other function the scootermay perform as a result of the scooter crossing the boundary line. Anyof the other functionality described herein, for example with referenceto a scooter, may be performed by the server 106.

FIG. 2 depicts an example scooter 200 in accordance with one or moreexample embodiments of the disclosure. For example, scooter 200 may beany of the scooters (e.g., 102(a), 102(b), and/or 102(c)) of the scooterfleet network 102. In various embodiments, the scooter 200 comprises aplatform 202, one or more wheels 204, a controller 206, handlebars 208,and may also optionally be in communication with a user mobile device210. In some embodiments, the scooter 200 may be configured to receivethe user mobile device 210 as an attachment (for example, the usermobile device 210 may be attached to the handlebars 208). The controller206 of the scooter may comprise at least one or more processor(s) 212,memory 214, one or more geofencing module(s) 216, and one or more mobiledevice interface module(s) 218. In some embodiments, the functionalityof the module(s) described herein (for example, the geofencing module(s)216, one or more mobile device interface module(s) 218) may also beimplemented as a single module or any other number of module(s).

In some embodiments, scooter 200 may include one or more processors 212that may include any suitable processing unit capable of acceptingdigital data as input, processing the input data based on storedcomputer-executable instructions, and generating output data. Thecomputer-executable instructions may be stored, for example, in datastorage and may include, among other things, operating system softwareand application software. The computer-executable instructions may beretrieved from the data storage and loaded into the memory 214 as neededfor execution. The processor 212 may be configured to execute thecomputer-executable instructions to cause various operations to beperformed. Each processor 212 may include any type of processing unitincluding, but not limited to, a central processing unit, amicroprocessor, a microcontroller, a Reduced Instruction Set Computer(RISC) microprocessor, a Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC)microprocessor, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), aSystem-on-a-Chip (SoC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), and soforth.

The memory 214 may be volatile memory (memory that is not configured toretain stored information when not supplied with power) such as randomaccess memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory (memory that isconfigured to retain stored information even when not supplied withpower) such as read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, and so forth. Invarious implementations, the memory 214 may include multiple differenttypes of memory, such as various forms of static random access memory(SRAM), various forms of dynamic random access memory (DRAM),unalterable ROM, and/or writeable variants of ROM such as electricallyerasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, and soforth.

The geofencing module(s) 216 may perform operations including at leastdetermine a geofence area associated with a first scooter of the one ormore scooters; generate an augmented reality map, wherein the augmentedreality map includes an indication of the geofence area associated withthe first scooter; determine that the first scooter has exited thegeofence area; and instruct, based on the determination that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area, a physical change to aconfiguration of the first scooter in order to make the first scootermore difficult to ride. The geofencing module 216 may also beresponsible for any other functionality associated with the scooter 200,such as providing instructions to perform actions triggered based on thescooter 200 exiting the geofence area, providing GPS updated to theserver 106, or any other relevant functionality.

The mobile device interface module(s) 218 may serve to facilitatecommunications between the controller 206 and the user mobile device210. In some embodiments, the mobile device interface module 218 mayprovide an augmented reality map (for example, as shown in FIG. 6) tothe user mobile device 210. The augmented reality map may serve as avisual indicator of the geofence area in which the scooter 200 isallowed to operate.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an example method of the present disclosure. Insome embodiments, the method includes a step 302 of determining, by aprocessor, a geofence area associated with the first scooter. In someembodiments, the determination may be made by the controller 206 of thescooter 200. In some embodiments, the determination may be made by theuser mobile device 210 that is in communication with the scooter 200. Insome embodiments, the determination may be made by the server 106, orany other source. The geofence area may refer to a geographical regionin which the scooter 200 is allowed to operate.

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 304 of determining, bythe processor, that the first scooter has exited the geofence area. Forexample, the boundary line may represent the outer edge of thegeographical area in which the scooter is allowed to operate. Theboundary line may be displayed to a user of a scooter 200 through anaugmented reality user interface (for example, as depicted in FIG. 6).

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 306 of instructing, bythe processor and based on the determination that the first scooter hasexited the geofence area, a physical change to a configuration of thefirst scooter in order to make the first scooter more difficult to ride.The physical change, for example, may involve a tilt of the platform ofthe scooter 200. The tilt may gradually increase over time, and the rateof tilt may depend on how far the scooter 200 is from the boundary lineand/or the direction that the scooter 200 is traveling. As anotherexample, the handlebars may tilt. As another example, the whole scooter,or individual components such as the handlebars, may vibrate. Any otherphysical change to a configuration of the scooter that has the impact ofincentivizing the user to return to the boundary line is possible aswell. In some embodiments, instructions may also be provided to performany of the other functionalities described herein, such as causing thescooter to provide an alert, causing the scooter to adjust its amount ofpropulsion assistance, or causing the scooter to increase the amount ofresistance provided.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an example method of the present disclosure. Insome embodiments, the method includes a step 402 of determining ageofence area associated with a first scooter of the one or morescooters.

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 404 of generating anaugmented reality map, wherein the augmented reality map includes anindication of the geofence area associated with the first scooter.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an example method of the present disclosure. Insome embodiments, the method includes a step 502 of determining ageofence area associated with a first scooter of the one or morescooters.

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 504 of generate anaugmented reality map, wherein the augmented reality map includes anindication of the geofence area associated with the first scooter.

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 506 of determining thatthe first scooter has exited the geofence area.

In some embodiments, the method includes a step 508 of instructing,based on the determination that the first scooter has exited thegeofence area, a physical change to a configuration of the first scooterin order to make the first scooter more difficult to ride.

FIG. 6 depicts an example augmented reality map 602. The exampleaugmented reality map 602 may be presented on the user mobile device210, for example, and may comprise a first display 604 and a seconddisplay 606. The first display 604 may present a street view of thegeofence area 608 in which the scooter 200 is allowed to operate. Thefirst display 604 may also display the boundary line 610 when it is invisible range on the street view 608. The second display 606 may presenta map view of the geofence area 608 in which the scooter 200 is allowedto operate. The second display 606 may display the boundary line 610from a different perspective. The second display 606 may also display anarea beyond the boundary line 610 where the scooter is not allowed tooperate. Although two different displays are presented in FIG. 6, anynumber of displays may be included in any number of configurations. Forexample, in some embodiments, only the street view 608 or only the mapview 612 may be displayed.

FIG. 7 depicts an example of a physical change made to a scooter 702(which may be the same as scooter 200). As shown in FIG. 7, platform 704(which may be the same as platform 202 in scooter 200) has been tiltedto make the scooter 703 more difficult for a user to ride.

FIG. 8 depicts an example of a scooter 200 associated with multiplegeofence areas. In some embodiments, a scooter 200 may be associatedwith more than one geofence areas. For example, scooter 200 may beassociated with first smaller geofence area 802 surrounded by a secondlarger geofence area 806. The first smaller geofence area 802 mayinclude a first boundary line 804 and the second larger geofence area806 may include a second boundary line 808. The scooter 200 may beallowed to only operate within the first smaller geofence area 802, andcertain actions described herein may be triggered when the scooter 200exits the first smaller geofence area 802. In some instances, the sameactions may be enhanced (for example, the resistance provided by thescooter may be increased at a larger rate) or other actions may also betriggered once the scooter 200 exits the second larger geofence area806. In some embodiments, any number of geofence areas of any varyingshape and/or size may be associated with a scooter 200.

In the above disclosure, reference has been made to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part hereof, which illustrate specificimplementations in which the present disclosure may be practiced. It isunderstood that other implementations may be utilized, and structuralchanges may be made without departing from the scope of the presentdisclosure. References in the specification to “one embodiment,” “anembodiment,” “an example embodiment,” etc., indicate that the embodimentdescribed may include a particular feature, structure, orcharacteristic, but every embodiment may not necessarily include theparticular feature, structure, or characteristic. Moreover, such phrasesare not necessarily referring to the same embodiment. Further, when aparticular feature, structure, or characteristic is described inconnection with an embodiment, one skilled in the art will recognizesuch feature, structure, or characteristic in connection with otherembodiments whether or not explicitly described.

Implementations of the systems, apparatuses, devices, and methodsdisclosed herein may comprise or utilize a special purpose orgeneral-purpose computer including computer hardware, such as, forexample, one or more processors and system memory, as discussed herein.Implementations within the scope of the present disclosure may alsoinclude physical and other computer-readable media for carrying orstoring computer-executable instructions and/or data structures. Suchcomputer-readable media can be any available media that can be accessedby a general purpose or special purpose computer system.Computer-readable media that stores computer-executable instructions iscomputer storage media (devices). Computer-readable media that carriescomputer-executable instructions is transmission media. Thus, by way ofexample, and not limitation, implementations of the present disclosurecan comprise at least two distinctly different kinds ofcomputer-readable media: computer storage media (devices) andtransmission media.

Computer storage media (devices) includes RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM,solid state drives (SSDs) (e.g., based on RAM), flash memory,phase-change memory (PCM), other types of memory, other optical diskstorage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or anyother medium which can be used to store desired program code means inthe form of computer-executable instructions or data structures andwhich can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer.

An implementation of the devices, systems, and methods disclosed hereinmay communicate over a computer network. A “network” is defined as oneor more data links that enable the transport of electronic data betweencomputer systems and/or modules and/or other electronic devices. Wheninformation is transferred or provided over a network or anothercommunications connection (either hardwired, wireless, or anycombination of hardwired or wireless) to a computer, the computerproperly views the connection as a transmission medium. Transmissionmedia can include a network and/or data links, which can be used tocarry desired program code means in the form of computer-executableinstructions or data structures and which can be accessed by a generalpurpose or special purpose computer. Combinations of the above shouldalso be included within the scope of computer-readable media.

Computer-executable instructions comprise, for example, instructions anddata which, when executed at a processor, cause a general purposecomputer, special purpose computer, or special purpose processing deviceto perform a certain function or group of functions. Thecomputer-executable instructions may be, for example, binaries,intermediate format instructions such as assembly language, or evensource code. Although the subject matter has been described in languagespecific to structural features and/or methodological acts, it is to beunderstood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is notnecessarily limited to the described features or acts described above.Rather, the described features and acts are disclosed as example formsof implementing the claims.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present disclosure maybe practiced in network computing environments with many types ofcomputer system configurations, personal computers, desktop computers,laptop computers, message processors, handheld devices, multi-processorsystems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics,network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, mobile telephones,PDAs, tablets, pagers, routers, switches, various storage devices, andthe like. The disclosure may also be practiced in distributed systemenvironments where local and remote computer systems, which are linked(either by hardwired data links, wireless data links, or by anycombination of hardwired and wireless data links) through a network,both perform tasks. In a distributed system environment, program modulesmay be located in both the local and remote memory storage devices.

Further, where appropriate, the functions described herein can beperformed in one or more of hardware, software, firmware, digitalcomponents, or analog components. For example, one or more applicationspecific integrated circuits (ASICs) can be programmed to carry out oneor more of the systems and procedures described herein. Certain termsare used throughout the description and claims refer to particularsystem components. As one skilled in the art will appreciate, componentsmay be referred to by different names. This document does not intend todistinguish between components that differ in name, but not function.

It should be noted that the sensor embodiments discussed above maycomprise computer hardware, software, firmware, or any combinationthereof to perform at least a portion of their functions. For example, asensor may include computer code configured to be executed in one ormore processors and may include hardware logic/electrical circuitrycontrolled by the computer code. These example devices are providedherein for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting.Embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in furthertypes of devices, as would be known to persons skilled in the relevantart(s).

At least some embodiments of the present disclosure have been directedto computer program products comprising such logic (e.g., in the form ofsoftware) stored on any computer-usable medium. Such software, whenexecuted in one or more data processing devices, causes a device tooperate as described herein.

While various embodiments of the present disclosure have been describedabove, it should be understood that they have been presented by way ofexample only, and not limitation. It will be apparent to persons skilledin the relevant art that various changes in form and detail can be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of the presentdisclosure. Thus, the breadth and scope of the present disclosure shouldnot be limited by any of the above-described exemplary embodiments butshould be defined only in accordance with the following claims and theirequivalents. The foregoing description has been presented for thepurposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the present disclosure to the precise formdisclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light ofthe above teaching. Further, it should be noted that any or all of theaforementioned alternate implementations may be used in any combinationdesired to form additional hybrid implementations of the presentdisclosure. For example, any of the functionality described with respectto a particular device or component may be performed by another deviceor component. Further, while specific device characteristics have beendescribed, embodiments of the disclosure may relate to numerous otherdevice characteristics. Further, although embodiments have beendescribed in language specific to structural features and/ormethodological acts, it is to be understood that the disclosure is notnecessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather,the specific features and acts are disclosed as illustrative forms ofimplementing the embodiments. Conditional language, such as, amongothers, “can,” “could,” “might,” or “may,” unless specifically statedotherwise, or otherwise understood within the context as used, isgenerally intended to convey that certain embodiments could include,while other embodiments may not include, certain features, elements,and/or steps. Thus, such conditional language is not generally intendedto imply that features, elements, and/or steps are in any way requiredfor one or more embodiments.

That which is claimed is:
 1. A system for managing one or more scooters,the system comprising: a processor; and memory storingcomputer-executable instructions, that when executed by the processor,cause the processor to: determine a geofence area associated with afirst scooter of the one or more scooters; determine that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area; and instruct, based on thedetermination that the first scooter has exited the geofence area, aphysical change to a configuration of the first scooter, wherein thephysical change to the configuration of the first scooter comprises atilt in a platform of the first scooter.
 2. The system of claim 1,wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause the processorto: generate an augmented reality map, wherein the augmented reality mapincludes an indication of the geofence area associated with the firstscooter, wherein the augmented reality map is displayed on a mobiledevice in communication with the first scooter.
 3. The system of claim2, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause theprocessor to: determine that the first scooter has exited the geofencearea of the geofence; and determine, based on the determination that thefirst scooter has exited the geofence area, an optimal return route tothe geofence area associated with the first scooter; and display, on theaugmented reality map, the optimal return route.
 4. The system of claim1, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause theprocessor to: determine that the first scooter has exited the geofencearea; and gradually reduce, based on the determination that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area, a level of propulsion assistanceprovided by the first scooter over time at a first rate.
 5. The systemof claim 4, wherein the computer-executable instructions further causethe processor to: gradually increase, based on the determination thatthe first scooter has exited the geofence area, an amount of resistanceprovided by the first scooter over time at a second rate.
 6. The systemof claim 5, wherein at least one of the first rate and the second rateis dynamic and changes depending on a direction of travel of the firstscooter.
 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer-executableinstructions further cause the processor to: determine that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area of the geofence; and generate,based on the determination that the first scooter has exited thegeofence area, an alert, wherein the alert comprises at least one of: anaudible warning, a message on a display screen, a mobile device pushnotification, or an audible alarm.
 8. A scooter management methodcomprising: determining, by a processor, a geofence area associated witha first scooter; determining, by the processor, that the first scooterhas exited the geofence area of the geofence; and instructing, by theprocessor and based on the determination that the first scooter hasexited the geofence area, a physical change to a configuration of thefirst scooter in order to make the first scooter more difficult to ride,wherein the physical change to the configuration of the first scootercomprises a tilt in a platform of the first scooter.
 9. The method ofclaim 8, further comprising: determining that the first scooter hasexited the geofence area of the geofence; and gradually reducing, basedon the determination that the first scooter has exited the geofencearea, a level of propulsion assistance provided by the first scooterover time at a first rate.
 10. The method of claim 9, furthercomprising: gradually increasing, based on the determination that thefirst scooter has exited the geofence area, an amount of resistanceprovided by the first scooter over time at a second rate.
 11. The methodof claim 10, wherein at least one of the first rate and the second rateis dynamic and changes depending on a direction of travel of the firstscooter.
 12. The method of claim 8, further comprising: generating,based on the determination that the first scooter has exited thegeofence area, an alert, wherein the alert comprises at least one of: anaudible warning, a message on a display screen, a mobile device pushnotification, or an audible alarm.
 13. The method of claim 8, furthercomprising: determining, based on the determination that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area, an optimal return route to thegeofence area associated with the first scooter; and displaying, on anaugmented reality map, the optimal return route.
 14. A system formanaging one or more scooters, the system comprising: a processor; andmemory storing computer-executable instructions, that when executed bythe processor, cause the processor to: determine a geofence areaassociated with a first scooter of the one or more scooters; determinethat the first scooter has exited the geofence area of the geofence; andinstruct, based on the determination that the first scooter has exitedthe geofence area, a physical change to a configuration of the firstscooter in order to make the first scooter more difficult to ride,wherein the physical change to the configuration of the first scootercomprises a tilt in a platform of the first scooter.
 15. The system ofclaim 14, wherein the computer-executable instructions further cause theprocessor to: determine that the first scooter has exited the geofencearea of the geofence; and gradually reduce, based on the determinationthat the first scooter has exited the geofence area a level ofpropulsion assistance provided by the first scooter over time at a firstrate.
 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the computer-executableinstructions further cause the processor to: determine that the firstscooter has exited the geofence area of the geofence; and graduallyincrease, based on the determination that the first scooter has exitedthe geofence area, an amount of resistance provided by the first scooterover time at a second rate.